- Well, joining us now is Tony Perkins

with the Family Research Council.

Tony, welcome back to "Faith Nation."

You wrote an article about this

called "A School Horror Story

"that Did Not Fit the Narrative."

Tony, can you explainwhat you meant by that?

- Certainly.

First off, Loudoun County is exhibit A

in what is wrong with our public schools,

where the welfare, the safety of children

being pushed to the back of the bus

so wokeism, this liberal ideology

and this radical sexual policy

can be pushed onto our schools.

What we had here is that Scott's daughter

was sexually assaulted in a bathroom

based upon the school's bathroom policy.

It was a male wearing a dress.

He obviously was upset about that.

He was at a school board meeting in June

and this assault took place in May.

The superintendent denied,

when the bathroom policywas being considered,

that no assaults had occurred.

And of course, Scott was upset about this

and wanted to speak out.

That's when he was arrested.

But John, what's so outrageous about this

is that the NationalSchool Boards Association

that wrote to the letterjust a week and a half ago

to President Biden askingthe Department of Justice

to get involved in theseschool board meetings

cited that case as theirevidence that quote-unquote,

"Domestic terrorism is taking place

"in these school board meetings."

- According to school policy, Tony,

Loudoun County students areallowed to use their chosen name

and gender to determinewhich bathroom they'll use.

Some parents say that's whatled to these allegations

of sexual abuse.

What do you say to that?

- Why, clearly the policiesthat they're adopting on this...

I mean, look, this is insanitythat we're allowing boys

that have all of their parts as boys

to go in girls' restrooms.

That's what leads to assault.

I mean, it doesn't take (laughs),

you don't have to be a brainsurgeon to figure this one out.

This is surrendering what is common sense

to a allow the left to push this agenda

that sexualizes our children

and jeopardizes theirwellbeing and their safety,

all to appease the left.

The superintendent,

the documents that havebeen released so far

make it very clear, the schoolwas aware of this assault

but yet denied it in thisschool board meeting.

Something needs to happen here.

- Tony, along those lines,

parents are calling for thesuperintendent to resign,

claiming that the district

covered up the allegationsof sexual assault.

There are two alleged cases.

Given what happened tothe father, Scott Smith,

do you see that potentially happening?

- Well, the school boardreleased a statement

just a little bit ago sayingthey were unaware of this,

but certainly they should takeaction on the superintendent

if they were not aware of this.

But keep this in mind.

This is just, as I said, exhibit A.

This is not the onlyplace this is occurring.

This is occurring all across America

in public schools that havethese ludicrous policies,

asinine policies that deny reality

in order to appease the left.

It's time that parents continue,

despite what the Bidenadministration might suggest,

that they're equivalent todomestic terrorists by signing on

to the National SchoolBoard Association's letter,

but what they need to dois continue to show up

and demand, demand that these schools

protect their children.

- All right, Tony Perkins withthe Family Research Council.

Tony, great to see you. Thank you.

- Thank you.